RALEIGH, N.C. — Rod Brind'Amour wore a big smile as he walked on the ice to join his Carolina Hurricanes for a photo behind the Prince of Wales Trophy. It took eight years, but the Hurricanes have finally broken through their Eastern Conference Final roadblock. Now comes the chance to play ...
RALEIGH, N.C. — The on-ice celebration was underway for the Carolina Hurricanes after securing their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in two decades. Rod Brind'Amour hugged and congratulated his players, all while reminding them there was another series ahead. Then came veteran forward Jordan Martinook. "All right, Marty, you got us here," Brind'Amour told him. "One more," Martinook replied, on cue. "Yep, one more." It took eight seasons under Brind'Amour — the captain on Carolina's Cup winner in 2006 — to punch through an Eastern Conference Final roadblock by closing ...
SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and the San Antonio Spurs sent the Western Conference finals back to Oklahoma City for Game 7, routing the Thunder 118-91 on Thursday night. Game 7 is Saturday night in Oklahoma City, with the winner hosting the ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Veronica Burton had 25 points and six rebounds, Gabby Williams added 19 points, six rebounds and six assists, and the Golden State Valkyries beat Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 90-88 on Thursday night. Clark's 3-pointer with 3:55 to play pulled Indiana to 81-80 and Aliyah Boston put the Fever ahead with a jumper the next time down. But Clark turned the ball over with 1:32 left and her team trailing by three then again with 1:06 to go before missing a 3 with 40 seconds remaining. Indiana had another chance with 24.8 seconds left and Sophie Cunningham scored on ...
Americans long have leavened their powerful global image with goofiness, a cheerful confidence that can deflect international wonder over certain strains of ignorance into a smile. Behold, for example, the cheesehead hat. Made of sofa foam and sunny yellow defiance, the hat was created in the late 1980s in response to the taunting faced by supporters of sports teams in Wisconsin, which has long called itself America's dairyland. "Cheeseheads!" residents of neighboring Illinois said. The insult was embraced and, yes, turned on its head — particularly in the realm of a certain ...
MILWAUKEE — Held without a hit through seven innings, the Milwaukee Brewers broke through in the eighth with three hits and two runs to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Wednesday. Dustin May carried a no-hitter into the eighth for the Cardinals, who have lost seven of nine games. May was looking to become just the third pitcher in the history of American Family Field, which opened in 2001, to pitch a no-hitter. Garrett Mitchell led off the eighth with a double and Luis Rengifo followed with a single, chasing May (3-6). After Sal Frelick grounded into a fielder's choice and ...
